61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd): - ITEM 3: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.28 – "Promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" - Submitted by Ecuador, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, Fiji, Luxembourg, Portugal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Uruguay - ADOPTED without a vote SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ecuador, Mr. Marcelo Vazquez Bermudez (Introduction) Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union), Mr. Giorgos Samouel Ethiopia, Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet India, Ms. Anupama Singh (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) Switzerland, Ms. Barbara Fontana (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3) Kuwait (on behalf of GGC), Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3) Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3) Egypt, Ms. Enas Faisal (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3) Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 3) - ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.17 – "Situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression" - Submitted by Ukraine - ADOPTED (25 YES ¦ 4 NO ¦ 18 ABSTENTIONS) SPEAKERS: Ukraine (Country concerned), Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk (Introduction) Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Switzerland, Mr. Antoine Perriard Iceland, Ms. Helen Inga von Ernst Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Ms. Erica Schouten China, Mr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote) Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala (Explanation of vote before the vote) Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson (Explanation of vote before the vote) France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet (Explanation of vote before the vote) Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) - ITEM 4: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.24/Rev.1 – "Situation of human rights in Myanmar" - Submitted by Cyprus (on behalf of the European Union) - ADOPTED without a vote SPEAKERS: Cyprus, Mr. Giorgos Samouel (Introduction) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda China, Ms. Bai Xiaohang (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) - ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.8 – "Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) - ADOPTED (28 YES ¦ 3 NO ¦ 16 ABSTENTIONS) SPEAKERS: Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction) Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud Syrian Arab Republic (Concerned country), Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski (Explanation of vote before the vote) Bulgaria, Ms. Boyana Trifonova (Explanation of vote before the vote) Cyprus, Mr. Giorgos Samouel (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) - ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.36 – "Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, except Albania) - ADOPTED (34 YES ¦ 3 NO ¦ 10 ABSTENTIONS) SPEAKERS: Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, except Albania), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction) Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera State of Palestine (Country concerned), Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi China, Mr. Wang Nian (Explanation of vote before the vote) Italy, Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali (Explanation of vote before the vote) Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) - ITEM 7: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.37 – "Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) - ADOPTED (42 YES ¦ 0 NO ¦ 5 ABSTENTIONS) SPEAKERS:Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Mr. Bilal Ahmad (Introduction) South Africa, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi Colombia, Mr. German Calderon Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet China, Ms. Bai Xiaohang Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek (Explanation of vote before the vote) Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Albania, Ms. Vasilika Hysi (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Iceland, Ms. Helen Inga von Ernst (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 7) - ITEM 9: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.6/Rev.1 – "Mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action" - Submitted by Kenya (on behalf of the Group of African States) - ADOPTED without a vote SPEAKERS: Kenya (on behalf of the African group), Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti (Introduction) Cyprus (on behalf of the European union), Ms. Olympia Neocleous Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat Benin, Mr. Angelo Dan Cuba, Ms. Aimé Triana Sevajanes China, Ms. Zhu Yuejiangnan Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption)
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